Spousal Support (Alimony) Basics Spousal Support (Alimony) Basics When a married couple gets a divorce, the court may award alimony or spousal support to one of the former spouses, based either on an agreement between the couple or a decision by the court itself.
Damaged liver cells lose their ability to make protein. But previously produced protein may stay in the blood for 12 to 18 days, so it takes about 2 weeks for damage to the liver to show up as decreased serum protein levels. The liver's ability to make protein may be used to predict the course of certain liver diseases.
Formally known as erythrocytes, red blood cells contain a special iron-based protein called hemoglobin that is responsible for carrying oxygen molecules from the lungs to the rest of the body. These cells are produced at an emorous rate: two million per second. In general, red bloods last between 100 and 120 days.